Date: 14/11/2009

Qualcomm sampling chipsets for dual-carrier HSPA+ and multi-mode 3G/LTE

Qualcomm is sampling the Mobile Data Modem (MDM) MDM8220 chipset to support dual-carrier High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+), and the MDM9200 and the MDM9600 chipsets for multi-mode 3G/Long Term Evolution (LTE) solutions.

"Qualcomm leads the industry in enabling next-generation mobile experiences with highly integrated, powerful and elegant solutions for dual-carrier HSPA+ and LTE. We are pleased to be working with so many industry leaders to bring these advanced technologies to market," said Alex Katouzian, vice president of product management, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "We remain committed to CDMA and OFDMA WAN modem leadership and the seamless and cost-effective commercialization of next-generation technologies around the world."

Qualcomm's MDM8220 dual-carrier HSPA+ chipset is based on the 3GPP Release 8 standard that provides downlink data rates of up to 42 Mbps and 11 Mbps on the uplink, allowing carriers to easy upgrade their existing infrastructure equipment to achieve high bandwidths. Its dual-carrier technology doubles networks' bandwidth from 5 MHz to 10 MHz by aggregating two HSPA carriers in parallel.

The MDM9200 and the MDM9600 multi-mode 3G/LTE chipsets that allow UMTS and CDMA2000 operators to upgrade future LTE services while preserving backward compatibility to their existing 3G networks. MDM9200 supports UMTS, HSPA+ and LTE, while the MDM9600 supports CDMA2000 1X, EV-DO Rev. B, SV-DO, SV-LTE, UMTS, HSPA+ and LTE. All of the new chipsets support FDD LTE and TDD LTE modes and different carrier bandwidths, and are capable of using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology to support data rates of up to 100 Mbps on the downlink and 50 Mbps on the uplink.

Qualcomm is also working with multiple infrastructure vendors such as Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks to perform interoperability tests for dual-carrier HSPA+ and LTE.

Commercial launches of data-centric devices based on Qualcomm's MDM solutions are expected to begin during the second half of 2010.

For more details visit www.qualcomm.com